November 15, 2016
Per Article 7.03 (d) of the Collective Agreement, YUFA is seeking two members for the Teaching-Learning Development Grants / Release-Time Teaching Fellowship / Education Leave Committee (Articles 19.19, 19.31 and 19.32).The Committee is expected to meet once, for up to three hours, in January to review and adjudicate applications.If you...
November 10, 2016
Nominations are now being accepted for the positions of Chief Steward (1 of 2 positions) and Equity Officer (1 of 2 positions). The terms of office begin June 1, 2017 and end May 31, 2019. Read more about the positions here.Candidates for election as Officers of the Association shall submit written statements...
November 09, 2016
Dear colleagues,Most of you have received notices from your Dean/Principal calling for the annual submissions of C.V.s. YUFA has received a number of inquiries about this exercise from members who are concerned about the nature of the submission and the nature of any review that might be involved. In response...
November 07, 2016
YUFA is seeking members to fill the following positions: YUFA Trustees Returning Officer YUFA TrusteesYUFA is seeking two (2) members to serve as YUFA Trustees. According to Article 3.5 ("Annual General Meeting") of the YUFA Constitution,Two Trustees shall be elected from the floor of the Annual General Meeting for the purpose...
November 06, 2016
On November 1, full-time faculty at the University of Manitoba (U of M) went on strike in an attempt to settle the outstanding issues in their protracted negotiations with the university administration. As a gesture of solidarity, YUFA has donated $1,000 to the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA), which...
November 03, 2016
The Fall General Membership Meeting (GMM) will take place on November 9. The GMM is open to all YUFA members and is governed by the YUFA Constitution. YUFA strongly encourages your participation, as these issues affect the working conditions of all members.General Membership MeetingWednesday, November 911:30 AM to 1:30 PM *The Underground **York University...
October 30, 2016
Call for participation:The Joint Subcommittee on Benefits is issuing a call to trans and trans allies in YUFA to help implement the Trans Health Fund, a new fund that YUFA negotiated in the last round of bargaining. The new fund is Article 26.11 in the Memorandum of Settlement and is valued at...
October 29, 2016
The York University Retirees' Association (YURA) will host the 17th Annual Showcase & Sale as follows:Showcase & SaleTuesday, November 89:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.East Bear Pit, Central SquareThis year’s sale features: Canadiana country furniture An incredible teddy-bear blowout Arts & crafts Hand-made clothing and knitted items Jewellery & decoratives Paintings & photographs...
October 29, 2016
What we learned from the town hall meetingsIn the last week, YUFA hosted a town hall meeting in each of the five Faculties affected by the Research Release Program, Article 18.15 in the Memorandum of Settlement: AMPD, Education, Glendon, Health, and LA&PS. The meetings were well attended and members gave...
October 17, 2016
In celebration of YUFA's 40th anniversary, YUFA and the Race Equity Caucus are honoured to present a public lecture by esteemed critical race scholar, Dr. Malinda S. Smith from the University of Alberta. Toward an Anti-Racist University:Racial (In)Equity, Intersectionality, and the Social Injustice of Sameness A public lecture by Dr. Malinda...